For each of the following weekly sets of vocabulary "roots" and "terms" do the following activities in your seating groups:
Create a webpage with:
a. Definitions for each root and its terms;
b. An activity for each member of your group chosen from the Activities page.
d. A review activity that tests a student's knowledge of the roots, the terms, and their definitions. Each week try to create a different review activity.
Week 1
NAT: to be born
1. naive: adj. innocent; gullible
2. naturalize: v. to give citizenship to one foreign born
3. innate: adj. inborn (You're born with it.)
FACT: make
4. factious: adj. argumentative; inclined to dissent
5. facile: adj. easy (as a "facile imagination")
6. facsimile: n. an exact copy
AB: away from
7. abdicate: v. to give up; renounce
8. aberration: n. a straying from the norm; abnormality
9. abjure: v. to renounce (upon oath); to swear away
10. abscond: v. to depart secretly and hide
Week 2
ENCE: state of
1. complacent: adj. self-satisfied
2. belligerence: n. quality of having a fighting spirit
3. opulence: n. wealth
TEN: hold
4. tenacious: adj. stubborn; holding fast
5. tenable: adj. able to be defended or upheld
6. retentive: adj. retaining knowledge easily (a retentive memory)
CLUD: shut
7. preclude: v. to hinder; to make impossible
8. occlusion: n. the shutting up of an opening
9. reclusive: adj. shut away; hermit-like
10. exclusion: n. the act of shutting out (noun form of "exclude")
Week 3
TUDE: state of
1. lassitude: n. weariness; state of being limp
2. aptitude: n. state of being capable; ability
3. fortitude: n. bravery and strength; endurance
4. pulchritude: n. state of beauty
MAN: hand
5. manacles: n. handcuffs
6. manifest: adj. obvious; apparent
7. emancipate: v. to set free
FIDE: faith
8. infidelity: n. disloyalty
9. bona fide: adj. genuine ("In good faith")
10. confidant: n. a person in whom secrets are confided (note: a female is called a "confidante")
Week 4
GNOSI: know
1. cognizance: n. awareness
2. incognito: adj., adv. in disguise
3. prognosticate: v. predict the future
PUL: push; drive
4. compulsory: adj. required; mandatory
5. impulsive: adj. driven to act quickly (without thinking things through)
6. repulse: v. to drive back (as an army)
7. expulsion: n. the act of throwing out (noun form of "expel")
POLY: many
8. polygamy: n. state of having many wives
9. polyglot: n. one who knows many languages
10. polychromatic: adj. having many colors
Week 5
APO: away from
1. apocalypse: n. a revelation of the future destruction of the world
2. apogee: n. point of orbit of a heavenly body farthest from the earth;
the best or greatest point (The apogee of his career.)
HUM: earth; ground; man
3. exhume: v. to dig up a body
4. humiliate: v. to shame
5. humane: adj. compassionate to human beings and animals
MIS: wrong
6. miscreant: n. an evil-doer
7. misogyny: n. hatred of women
8. misnomer: n. an incorrect name (like calling a bald guy "Curly")
9. misgivings: n. feelings of uneasiness or guilt
10. misanthrope: n. a hater of mankind
Week 6
OMNI: all
1. omnipotent: adj. all-powerful
2. omniscient: adj. all-knowing
3. omnivorous: adj. eating both plants and animals
FORT: strong
4. forte: n. one's strong point
5. fortify: v. to strengthen
FORTUNA: chance
6. fortuitous: adj. happening by chance; accidental
6. peripheral: adj. related to the boundary: lying on the outside
7. periodic: adj. occurring at regular, fixed intervals
SUPER: over; above
8. supercilious: adj. looking down on other people as worthless
9. superlative: adj. the best; in the highest degree
10. supremacy: n. state of being the highest in power or authority
Week 8
PARA: beside
1. parable: n. a story with a moral told to emphasize a point
2. paradox: n. a statement that seems contradictory, but is true when analyzed
3. parody: n. a humorous imitation of a literary work
AUTO: self
4. autocratic: adj. rule by one supreme ruler; dictatorial
5. automaton: n. a robot
6. autonomous: adj. self-governing
ILE: related to
7. docile: adj. easy to teach and discipline
8. versatile: adj. having various talents
9. futile: adj. ineffectual; useless
10. tactile: adj. perceived by touch
Create a webpage with:
a. Definitions for each root and its terms;
b. An activity for each member of your group chosen from the Activities page.
d. A review activity that tests a student's knowledge of the roots, the terms, and their definitions. Each week try to create a different review activity.
Week 1
NAT: to be born
1. naive: adj. innocent; gullible
2. naturalize: v. to give citizenship to one foreign born
3. innate: adj. inborn (You're born with it.)
FACT: make
4. factious: adj. argumentative; inclined to dissent
5. facile: adj. easy (as a "facile imagination")
6. facsimile: n. an exact copy
AB: away from
7. abdicate: v. to give up; renounce
8. aberration: n. a straying from the norm; abnormality
9. abjure: v. to renounce (upon oath); to swear away
10. abscond: v. to depart secretly and hide
Week 2
ENCE: state of
1. complacent: adj. self-satisfied
2. belligerence: n. quality of having a fighting spirit
3. opulence: n. wealth
TEN: hold
4. tenacious: adj. stubborn; holding fast
5. tenable: adj. able to be defended or upheld
6. retentive: adj. retaining knowledge easily (a retentive memory)
CLUD: shut
7. preclude: v. to hinder; to make impossible
8. occlusion: n. the shutting up of an opening
9. reclusive: adj. shut away; hermit-like
10. exclusion: n. the act of shutting out (noun form of "exclude")
Week 3
TUDE: state of
1. lassitude: n. weariness; state of being limp
2. aptitude: n. state of being capable; ability
3. fortitude: n. bravery and strength; endurance
4. pulchritude: n. state of beauty
MAN: hand
5. manacles: n. handcuffs
6. manifest: adj. obvious; apparent
7. emancipate: v. to set free
FIDE: faith
8. infidelity: n. disloyalty
9. bona fide: adj. genuine ("In good faith")
10. confidant: n. a person in whom secrets are confided (note: a female is called a "confidante")
Week 4
GNOSI: know
1. cognizance: n. awareness
2. incognito: adj., adv. in disguise
3. prognosticate: v. predict the future
PUL: push; drive
4. compulsory: adj. required; mandatory
5. impulsive: adj. driven to act quickly (without thinking things through)
6. repulse: v. to drive back (as an army)
7. expulsion: n. the act of throwing out (noun form of "expel")
POLY: many
8. polygamy: n. state of having many wives
9. polyglot: n. one who knows many languages
10. polychromatic: adj. having many colors
Week 5
APO: away from
1. apocalypse: n. a revelation of the future destruction of the world
2. apogee: n. point of orbit of a heavenly body farthest from the earth;
the best or greatest point (The apogee of his career.)
HUM: earth; ground; man
3. exhume: v. to dig up a body
4. humiliate: v. to shame
5. humane: adj. compassionate to human beings and animals
MIS: wrong
6. miscreant: n. an evil-doer
7. misogyny: n. hatred of women
8. misnomer: n. an incorrect name (like calling a bald guy "Curly")
9. misgivings: n. feelings of uneasiness or guilt
10. misanthrope: n. a hater of mankind
Week 6
OMNI: all
1. omnipotent: adj. all-powerful
2. omniscient: adj. all-knowing
3. omnivorous: adj. eating both plants and animals
FORT: strong
4. forte: n. one's strong point
5. fortify: v. to strengthen
FORTUNA: chance
6. fortuitous: adj. happening by chance; accidental
FLECT: bend
7. deflect: v. to bend or turn to the side
8. inflection: n. the rise and fall of the voice
9. reflective: adj. meditative; full of thoughts
Week 7
HYPER: excessive
1. hyperkinesia: n. abnormal muscle movement
2. hypertension: n. abnormally high blood pressure
3. hypochondriac: n. a person who is abnormally concerned about his health
ULTIMA: last
4. ultimatum: n. final offer (or else!)
5. penultimate: adj. next to the last
PERI: around
6. peripheral: adj. related to the boundary: lying on the outside
7. periodic: adj. occurring at regular, fixed intervals
SUPER: over; above
8. supercilious: adj. looking down on other people as worthless
9. superlative: adj. the best; in the highest degree
10. supremacy: n. state of being the highest in power or authority
Week 8
PARA: beside
1. parable: n. a story with a moral told to emphasize a point
2. paradox: n. a statement that seems contradictory, but is true when analyzed
3. parody: n. a humorous imitation of a literary work
AUTO: self
4. autocratic: adj. rule by one supreme ruler; dictatorial
5. automaton: n. a robot
6. autonomous: adj. self-governing
ILE: related to
7. docile: adj. easy to teach and discipline
8. versatile: adj. having various talents
9. futile: adj. ineffectual; useless
10. tactile: adj. perceived by touch